Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Simple Squares : :

I've been having so much fun making pillows lately! They're soft and fluffy and pretty and just make me happy!

This style of very random and scrappy patchwork is my new favorite for pillow making. It's such a wonderful break from the structure of making a repetitive block quilt. Plus I'm so in love with combining Wild & Free with April's new Wanderer collection!

I added lots of straight line quilting with a cotton Aurifil 50wt, giving these pillows great sturdiness while keeping them cozy and squishy!

I love to make simple envelope backs, usually out of various scraps,
but in this case I chose a favorite Arizona print, densely quilted using
more Aurifil with some neat binding around each edge.

17 comments:

Maureen you just made me laugh and say Thank you too! I've been making a lot of pillows lately too, and bags, vs quilts. I'm a huge fan of Wild and Free, Arizona and now Wanderer. I've started my Wild and Free quilt.......hmm it needs a pillow first ha ha:)Thank you for sharing the envelope backing technique, such a beautiful and unique finish.